| Heeze | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Brabant |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Heeze-Leende |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 24 |
| Area Total Km2: | 45.96 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 9,945 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 5591 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 040 |
| Coordinates: | 51.3825°N 5.5683°W |
Heeze is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, about 9 km southeast of Eindhoven.
The Heeze Castle is located east of the town. Further east and to the north lies the Strabrechtse Heide.
The village was first mentioned in 1173 as Herebertus de Hese, and means shrubbery.[3] Heeze is an agricultural community which developed along the Grote and .[4]
The heerlijkheid Heeze was first mentioned in 1172. A castle has been known since 1203. The current castle dates from the 15th century and enlarged and probably rebuilt in the 17th century. Between 1796 and 1798, a large English landscape garden was laid out around castle.[4] [5]
Heeze was home to 1,814 people in 1840.[6] In 1913, a railway station was constructed on the Eindhoven to Weert railway line. It was closed in 1977, and a new railway station opened on a new location.[7] [8]
Heeze was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Leende.
Heeze is located close to the A2 and A67 motorways. Local roads connect Heeze to the neighbouring towns of Geldrop, Someren, Sterksel and Leende.
The Heeze railway station is serviced by regional NS trains in the directions of Weert, Eindhoven and Tilburg.[9]